Lien
Fast Growing Lien Resolution Company Appoints New Attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Massive Appoints New Attorney – Fast Growing Lien Resolution Company Strengthens Resources SOUTHFIELD, MI, April 21, 2016 Massive, the industry’s most advanced and responsive healthcare lien resolution company, welcomes John Buford, Esq. to their fast growing team. John offers a wealth of lien resolution experience and a comprehensive understanding of the process…
Read MoreMassive Exhibiting at Michigan Association for Justice
As a longtime supporter of the Michigan Association for Justice, we are proud to exhibit at this year’s annual conference April 15, 2016! Massive is the country’s most accurate and reliable lien resolution company. We resolve liens with Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, ERISA, Military and VA. Our expertise ensures injured plaintiffs net the highest recovery.…
Read MoreOutstanding Medicare Lien Resolution Results
Medicare liens driving you to the edge? MASSIVE can help – here is just one example of our outstanding results for plaintiff attorneys: Paul Beechen, a Los Angeles, CA attorney, recently utilized MASSIVE to help his client with a Medicare lien of over $120,000. MASSIVE was able to step in and successfully reduce the lien…
Read MoreMassive at Harris Martin MDL Conference
Massive is excited to attend the Harris Martin MDL Conference in Santa Barbara, CA. Our extensive mass tort lien resolution experience recognizes the need for fast and efficient lien resolution even in the largest of cases. Whether we utilize global resolution techniques or case-by-case reductions, our goal is to complete lien resolution in a manner most beneficial…
Read MoreMedicare Can Recover Payment for Any Alleged Injuries
Anderson v. Burwell gives us another example of Medicare’s powerful abilities to recover Medicare liens (or more accurately, Medicare Conditional Payments). The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division, decided on March 3, 2016 that any care claimed as related to negligence is recoverable by Medicare. That recoverability is not earth-shattering,…
Read MoreThe Consequences of Ignoring Medicare Advantage Liens
Attorneys are individually liable to Medicare if they receive a settlement or payment on behalf of a Medicare beneficiary. US v. Harris, 2009 US Dist. LEXIS 23956 (N.D. W. Va. 2009). It’s that simple: make sure Medicare gets repaid for its lien. If you don’t: they can come after you. A new case in a…
Read MoreUtah State Bar Opinion Allows Outsourcing Lien Resolution Cost to Plaintiffs
Did you know that your law firm doesn’t have to pay for a lien resolution service? According to the Utah State Bar (among others), a lien resolution service may be outsourced and treated as a client cost. See Utah State Bar Ethics Opinion Number 14-01 (January 2014). The State Bar said: It is ethical for…
Read MoreMisconceptions: It’s Not a Valid Lien Unless They Put Me on Notice
Misconceptions: It’s Not a Valid “Lien” Unless They Put Me on Notice The most troubling “liens” are the ones that come up unexpected. But why do liens come up without warning? For starters, we have to remind you that we all use the term lien loosely. Most of the time we are not dealing with…
Read MoreERISA, ERISA, ERISA!
In lien resolution (or subrogation, or reimbursement) ERISA means nothing. Let’s get that out of the way. Health plans can scream “ERISA!” at the top of their lungs. It still means nothing. This is an issue we run into often. I like the way this ERISA lien case was handled, so I will share a…
Read MoreLien vs. Subrogation – A Primer
Most people don’t know the difference between a lien, subrogation rights, and rights of reimbursement. Those who do know the difference often don’t care. For instance, even our industry refers to a Medicare lien; however, Medicare does not (technically) put liens on your cases. Medicare liens are actually Medicare-rights-to-reimbursement and subrogation rights. But that’s a…
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